mechanical pencil, 1994

mechanical pencil, 1994 is held by Kulturen, dated 1994. Museum description: Hexagonal mechanical pencil for 2mm graphite lead. Matte brown metal with details in white metal and black plastic. Embossed text: Fedra, ekonom 6020.; KM 85315 Mechanical pencil. 1 pc. Metal, plastic. Machine-made. Hexagonal mechanical pencil for 2mm graphite lead. Matte brown metal with details in white metal and black plastic. Embossed text: Fedra, ekonom 6020. Of the brand Fedra, manufactured ca. 1930s–1950s. Length 15 cm, width 0.7 cm. From Ingeborg Hammarskjöld-Reiz architectural office, Lund, active 1945–1994. Gift of Anders Reiz, Maltgatan 2, Veberöd.; At handover, the mechanical pencil was kept together with other drafting instruments in a black plastic pencil case. The pencil case stood on the trolley next to the drawing board. In 1945, Ingeborg Hammarskjöld-Reiz opened her own architectural office on Stora Gråbrödersgatan, Lund, which remained active until her death in 1994. The office grew rapidly in size; in the 1960s there were about 10–15 employees. The museum record gives material recorded as plastic; metal; measurements Width 0.7 cm; Length 15 cm; place associated: Sweden; Skåne, Lund, Stora Gråbrödersgatan 13 A. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.